Shpigelman, Jonathan http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-6350
Proshkina, Anastasia http://orcid.org/0009-0005-5760-9655
Roman, Marin
Maleady, Ken
Casserly, Ivan
Blake, Gavin
O’Boyle, Patrick
Saiva, Lavanya
Keelan, Edward
O’Neill, James
Daly, Michael http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1687-4215
Funding for this research was provided by:
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Article History
Received: 6 February 2024
Accepted: 7 May 2024
First Online: 15 May 2024
Declarations
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: This study was approved by and registered with the clinical audit committee at CHB (registration <i>no</i>. 230203) on February 13, 2023. The creation of a database that was adapted from the larger MMUH database was approved by the hospital’s Ethics Committee; however, the need for full ethical review and informed consent was waived due to the retrospective methodology using existing data and low-risk nature of the study. The study was conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of our institution and with the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards.
: No animals were involved in this study.
: The authors declare no competing interests.